Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-20
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX on THE USE OF
COSMETICS
SbOplJ Women ArufSalze-Nads-up Women as
WIyS-Wha Causes Wrakls-Ths Use
Of ~PowjaS-HiAS for Ladies who
Wan, b Keep Young.
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WAS moved to rebuke the writer for his i'm
p~ertinence and ignorance, as well as to tell
my fair sisters a few things worth knowing
about the preservation OF physical charms.
Many OF Us are taught by sweet, IN
worldly mothers that there is no help for
a had complexion but 4 contented mind,
no preventive for wrinkles but early death;
that only the foolish and frivolous Of our
sex call in the aid Of art to assist Nature
or 10 sirest Time, and that the use of any
wash or preparation for the skin save cold
water brings Disagreement and premature
decay in its train.
1t is ceGtaiuly true that the application
Of promiscuous cosmetics will utterly
ruin the NEST durable complexion. No
man wants q made up woman for a
wife. and the beauty that will not wash Is
rspllent.
But every man living likes to see his
wife retain rs long rs possible the charms
which Won him.
In Thomas Hardy's charming book,
''The Hand OF E,helberta," he describes a
dscayed bells, who eudeaGOred TO supple
ment Nature by art, and only augmented
her appearance Of age. For" said the
author, what is 80 suggestive of ruin rs
repair?'
There l., however, 3 vast amount of
differences between preservation and repair,
and | positively know that with due at
tentiOu 10 the important subject and proper
care, q woman can preserve 4 smooth COM
piexion into mature life, or vastly improve
arOugh one.
Some one has said that it IS a great art
to know how 10 grow Old gracefully. The
airs and furbelOSS of Mrs. Malaprop are
certainly not becoming to mature life, and
the bloom of the apple blossom is not eX-
pected on the fruit. But the great ma
iOrity Of WOmeR to-day look older than
their years warrant, becauSethey have not
known or have neglected the very simple
methods OF preserving themselves.
City women who keep pace with rapid
life and turn the night into day, still re-
tain their youth longer than their country
sisters, who live natural, healthful lives
The former study how to perpetuate their
charms; the latter accept their decay as in
svitable. Time is an ogre ever ready to
destroy the beauty which does not offer re-
sistanee.
Many young people lay the first founda-
ton tor q wriukied forehead 10y the care
less habit Of lifting tine eyebrows when
looking at any object above the level ol
the head. irecall many a chidiug when a
child from my mother on this score, which
/ appreciated later in life.
Perfect cOmpOSure OF the features under
all phases Of emotion not only indicates
good breeding but also iIsures "a pTotracted
y]Outhfulness Of outline.
The habit Of contracting the brOws over
hard lesson soon wears one or more per-
pendieular lines between the eyes, which
assists to aye the EIce later on. Every IN
natural grimace expressive of anger or
annoyance, amusement or mirth, is u toe
10 youth and beauty. Every unnecessary
eontortiOn Of the face in laughter is an adj
vance agent for wrinkles,
lido not refer to those cunning little
peek-a-bOO lines which Hit about the eyes
OF some mirthful people. They do not dis
figure OF aye any face; but | mean the
twistingS and writings of the features
which many nervous persons indulge in to
accent their mlrth.
/ once read a book in which the author
claimed to have discovered the reISOn why
so many beautiful faces were to be found
among the Sisters OF Charity and the nuns.
He SAID il was in a great measure due to
the daily habit of composing the features
in long hours OF meditation and prayer,
Unmarried Y contending emotions, they
were gradually moulded into harmonious
outlines.
The most expressive face is not the one
which wEithes or agOnizes with every sor-
rowful feeling, or twists and turns with
every amusing sensation; 1t Is rather the
one which retains a calm exterior while
the strongest emotions of the soul play
upon it with their lights and shadows.
The face should be the smooth curtain on
which the heart exhibits it's varied pictures
without disturbing il, not the stage which
requires the shifting Of scenery TOR every
act.
The msjOrity of women wash their faces
too frequently. There il no fabric which
wonld not become diugy, discolored and
roughened ii soaked in water hall a dozen
times during the day and then exposed to
the cold of winter or the heat Of summer.
Just so it is with the human skin. Dust
or soil is quite as readily removed from the
face by a delicious cold cream or, better
still, an application Of delicious almond
meal.
Some years ago | gained knowledge OF
this wonderful and simple toilet accessory.
Since then l have sung its praises to many
ladies, and do moi hesitate 70 say that |
have seen maryelS resulting from its use
Any lady can procure and crush the
common almonds into n pulpy meal for
her own purposes, or any druggist can pre-
pare them. The face should be mOisteued
with water, and a thimblelul Of meal rub
bed thoroughly into the pores. IL leaves
I - skin "a soft As velvet, with 4 fine, i'm.
perceptible. and fragrant oil, which is the
best wrinkle preventive in the world.
IL leaves the face EisSGbie aud sweet, too,
anG not in the least greasy. Any man
had Ser detected q suspicion OF toilet soap
about the perfume Ofhis wite'S cheek, am
sure would tiud the almond OdOr far more
pleasing.
/ know a lady past fifty who says the
condition Of her absolutely unlined and
delicate skin is entirely due to the semi
daily application ofalmond meal fortwenty
years.
think the rubbing it necessitates is
beneficial also. / have seen a malicious
little furrow chased wholly away from the
corner OF an eye by the untiring zeal OF
stroking hands
l knew a young girl to utterly ruin q
lovely complexion by the wholesale use Of
various powders. 1t is like painting the
lily or adjoining the rose for q young girl
who possesses = good skin to use powders,
But the woman whom Nature denied OF
time has robbed Of this charm | think is
greatly improved ny n delicate dust Of
harmless powder, carefully brushed away
with a soft flannel or chsmois, so no parti'
Gle Of it is p~srceptible to the obseryant eye,
On a hot day many a lady is obliged to use
a powder cloth to remOye the shine, y
which is such 2 fee to n fine complexion.
l once heard a gentleman say that he
liked to see q trace of powder on q pretty
cheek, it was such q delightful temptation